Robert Mapplethorpe
American · 1946–1989 · Painter, Sculptor
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe was an American photographer and artist. Best known for his black-and-white photographs, his work encompassed celebrity portraits, self-portraits,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Double Tiger LilyPhillips · £297,000≈ $400,683≈ €340,109Sign up to see
Man in Polyester SuitPhillips · $355,600≈ £284,890≈ €326,209Sign up to see
TulipsPhillips · $298,000≈ £239,569≈ €279,786Sign up to see
Robert Mapplethorpe’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $20.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 27 | 25 | 93% | $24.1kSign up | $23.8kSign up | $73.1kSign up |
| Etching | 21 | 19 | 90% | $29.1kSign up | $25.4kSign up | $73.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $23.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $871Sign up | $871Sign up | $871Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $14.3kSign up |
| Photography | 327 | 287 | 88% | $28.7kSign up | $16.4kSign up | $401kSign up |
| Photograph | 327 | 287 | 88% | $28.7kSign up | $16.4kSign up | $401kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.1kSign up | $938Sign up | $1.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | $21.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 27 | 24 | $17.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 33 | 31 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 51 | 50 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 28 | 26 | $17.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 21 | 20 | $12kSign up |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 23 | 20 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 23 | 19 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | $20kSign up |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 14 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 21 | 14 | $17.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 33 | 21 | $15kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $13.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $871Sign up |